2024 Small-Scale Renewable Request for Proposals

PacifiCorp's 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and the 2023 Clean Energy Plan (CEP) established an action item to conduct a 2024 small-scale renewable request for proposals (2024SSR RFP) to acquire by 2030 small-scale renewable resource capacity sufficient to meet requirements of Oregon House Bill 2021 (OR HB2021), Section 37. Based on current projections, PacifiCorp assumes a need to procure by 2030 an additional 490 megawatts of capacity from resources that meet the criteria set forth in OR HB2021. The 2024SSR RFP will consider bids for resources with the following characteristics:

1. Nameplate capacity of 3 - 20 megawatts; and,
2. Generate electricity from wind, solar, wave, geothermal, hydroelectric or biomass sources of energy. Biomass facilities must also generate thermal energy for a secondary purpose.

Bidder workshops

PacifiCorp will host bidder workshops to provide detailed information about the 2024SSR RFP.

Pre-Issuance Bidder Workshop

On January 24, 2024, prior to formal issuance of the 2024 Small-Scale Renewable RFP, PacifiCorp hosted an online workshop for interested stakeholders and bidders to provide details regarding the RFP timeline, eligibility requirements, interconnection requirements and bid evaluation methodology. Time for bidder questions and comments was provided. The final version of the presentation is posted here:

Pre-Issuance Bidder Workshop Slide Presentation

Additional Bidder Workshops will be hosted after RFP is issued. 

2024 Small-Scale Renewable RFP Questions and Answers (Q&A)

Questions and answers posed by stakeholders in the 2024 SSR RFP Pre-Issuance Bidder Workshop are posted here: Questions and Answers